espuma

/[esˈpuma]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,498

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

espuma is aSpanishnoun. It means: Grupo de burbujas que se hacen en la superficie de los líquidos. Pronounced [esˈpuma]. Often confused with estima and estufa.

Key facts for espuma
PropertyValue
Headwordespuma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpuma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,498
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of espuma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for espuma is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈpuma]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,498 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for espuma, with forms such as "epsuma", "espmua", and "esppuma". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "estima", "estufa", "esquema", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is espuma, spelled E-S-P-U-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo de burbujas que se hacen en la superficie de los líquidos.
  2. 2
    Parte del jugo e impurezas que arrojan ciertos líquidos y sustancias al momento de su cocción.
  3. 3
    Gomaespuma.
  4. 4
    Mousse (plato).
  5. 5
    Cosa vana o sin importancia.
  6. 6
    Lo más importante o apreciado de algo.
  7. 7
    Tejido ligero, similar al crespón.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsuma,espmua,esppuma,espuam,espumma,esspuma,esupma,sepuma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for espuma

Misspelling Variants of "espuma"

epsuma6espmua6esppuma7espuam6espumma7esspuma7esupma6sepuma6
Misspelling Variants of "espuma"

Frequency rank: #10,498 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espuma"?
"espuma" is spelled E-S-P-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpuma].
What does "espuma" mean?
As a noun, "espuma" means: Grupo de burbujas que se hacen en la superficie de los líquidos.
What words are commonly confused with "espuma"?
"espuma" is commonly confused with "estima", "estufa", "esquema". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espuma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espuma" is [esˈpuma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espuma" come from?
"espuma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.